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Links 2006-11-09

November 9th, 2006 . Posted in Interesting links.

Chinese medicine strikes back at critics. Search and replace “chinese medicine” for “creationism” and you will be instantly teleported to the US.
YouTube Takes Down Comedy Central Clips Based on DMCA Claims. I guess after all this is done, what will be left are clips of depressed teenagers spilling their misery and a bunch of pointless Jackass imitations.
Second Life Natives Feel Invaded by Big Companies. Second Life gets too close to reality for some.
Like.com Visual Search. When will Google buy them?
Web 3.0 and the Widgetized Web. Widgets are interesting. But, please, enough of this Web X.0 already.

July 11th, 2006 . Posted in Marketing, Technology, China, Interesting links.

Gadgets’ new label: Made for China. No more dumping last year’s devices on the Chinese market.
The Plot To Hijack Your Computer. About the $2 billion disrespect-for-users spyware business.
How your product can inspire The Nod.

July 5th, 2006 . Posted in Interesting links.

The difference between monitoring and synthesizing BBS and blog conversations. On the problem of monitoring - and deciding what to do with - all the online conversations about your product, issue or brand.
Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way? Mack Collier writes an excellent article on why Mentos is a winner, while Coke and the geyser-video guys are losers. Lots to learn for marketing people everywhere.

July 2nd, 2006 . Posted in Interesting links.

Virtual China: more online revenge. A daughter puts an “anti-mistress” web site online, with details about her father’s affair.
China’s African affair. Excerpt from a Financial Times article. “Many African nations now pin hopes on the fulfilment of promises by a nation they view as a model of rapid development.”
China cracks down on blogs, search engines. Again? I thought they always were.
Media Culpa: When your internal video leaks to YouTube. Autodesk mocks SolidWorks.
Some EU countries may charge VAT on AdSense & affiliate earnings. Here comes the business-killers/politicians.

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June 26th, 2006 . Posted in Productivity, Technology, China, Interesting links.

From the July, 2006 issue of Business 2.0, a list of 50 people who matter now. Cool to see David Allen on the list.
Internet partly to blame for your lack of close friends. I knew this thing was bad for us.
Boeing Connexion may be shut down. Too bad, the service is great. Back to watching movies on an envelope-size screen?
The Chinese tourists are coming! But they spend nothing on hotels and food, apparently saving up for the Hugo Boss discount store (?).

May 11th, 2006 . Posted in Politics, Technology, Interesting links.

Changing the World One Video Game at a Time (from PoliticsBlog). Campaigners turn to video games to reach out with their messages.
Getting money via Skype (Skype Journal). Now we’re starting to see where Skype is heading after eBay acquired it. Ring tones and avatars seems to be part of their future too.
Xu Jing Lei dethroned from Technorati 100 (Sam Flemming at China Word of Mouth Blog), and back again. Could it be that Technorati is trying to add Sina.com.cn to their index? If so, will the top 100 be dominated by Chinese blogs?
Lego Factory (from The Long Tail). A lot more fun than putting together your Dell online. A great example of customization, as well as how to make the most out of a classic product using online tools.

May 2nd, 2006 . Posted in Productivity, Technology, China, Interesting links.

The myth of “keeping up”. Good thoughts on how to cut the fat from your information diet. But most importantly, it’s about why it’s such a bad idea to compare your own productivity to that of several other people combined. You just can’t win that comparison.
Microsoft’s China Card (Business Week). They are clearly, as the article puts it, “trying to make up for lost time” in their relations to China. But will they be able to break Chinese piracy? Maybe, with a little help from their newfound friends.
The Times Emulates Print on the Web (Technology Review). The headline in one of the screenshots says it all: “Microsoft Software Will Let Times Readers Download Paper”. If that’s what you’d like to do I’m sure this will be great!

April 26th, 2006 . Posted in Social media, Money, Interesting links.

BBC Goes 2.0 (via Micro Persuasion). Question to ask: What does this mean for the competition in the British online market, when a publicly funded company expands from it’s original mission as a public service broadcaster into new media?
Google Maps add streets and directions for Europe (Google Maps Mania, via Download Squad). Look out, Eniro.
Survival of the Richest (Technology Review). An interesting read about why some people are better adapted for making money in the financial market. “It’s rational to cut your losses and ride your gains”, Andrew W. Lo says. But a lot of people won’t, and that’s because of survival instincts.